Pabbajita, Pabbājita: 2 definitions
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Pabbajita means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypabbajita : (pp. of pabbajati) gone forth; become a monk; leaved household life. (m.) a monk.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPabbajita, (pp. of pabbajati, cp. BSk. pravrājita Divy 236) one who has gone out from home, one who has given up worldly life & undertaken the life of a bhikkhu recluse or ascetic, (one) ordained (as a Buddhist friar), gone forth (into the holy life or pabbajjā) Vin. III, 40 (vuḍḍha-pabbajito bhikkhu); IV, 159; D. I, 131 (agārasmā anagāriyaṃ p.), 157; III, 31 sq. , 147 sq.; M. I, 200, 267, 345, 459; II, 66, 181; III, 261; S. I, 119 (dhammavinaye p.); IV, 260, 330; V, 118 sq. , 421; A. I, 69, 107, 147, 168; II, 78, 143; III, 33, 78 (vuḍḍha°), 244, 403 (acira°); IV, 21 (cira°); V, 82, 348 sq.; Sn. 43 (see Nd2 397), 274, 385, 423; Dh. 74, 174, 388; J. I, 56; Pv. II, 81 (=samaṇa PvA. 106); II, 111 (bhikkhu=kāmādimalānaṃ pabbajitattā paramatthato pabbajito PvA. 146); II, 1317 (=pabbajjaṃ upagata PvA. 167); Miln. 11; DA. I, 270; DhA. I, 133; PvA. 5, 55. (Page 414)
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Pabbājita, (pp. of pabbājeti) taken into the order, made a bhikkhu M. II, 62. (Page 414)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Pabbajita Sutta.
Ends with: Cirapabbajita, Sattahapabbajita, Uppabbajita.
Full-text (+4): Uppabbajjta, Dikkhita, Giha, Kharibhanda, Cirapabbajita, Saddha Tissa, Uppabbajati, Anulomika, Agariya, Ajjhosita, Saddha, Gahattha, Pabbajeti, Pabbajita Sutta, Pabbajati, Gihin, Cira, Adiccabandhu, Agara, Pabbajja.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 388 - The Story of a Brāhmin Recluse < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 345-346 - The Prison-House < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]
Verse 183-185 - The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda < [Chapter 14 - Buddha Vagga (The Buddha)]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Pabbaja (initial ordination) < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
Chapter V - Further Aids to Monastic Perfection
Chapter III - The Early Buddhist Ideal of the Monk
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
1.3.2. Vedanānupassanā–Contemplation of the Feeling < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)